Message System
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     ST-Keep is organized into various rooms.  Each room has messages
regarding a specific topic of discussion and/or file format.  A room
prompt ends with a ">" or a "]".  The latter designates a file 
directory room, while the former designates messages only.
 
     If you wish to enter/post a message in the current topic room 
that you are in, simply type [E] for "Enter Message" and the BBS will
give you a message header with the date and time along with your name
as the author.  After that, just start typing away as if in a word
processor without hitting [RETURN] (even at the end of your screen 
width) unless you wish to end a paragraph or format a line.  ST-Keep
will format the message to your screen width.  If you are done with
your message, hit [RETURN] twice in a row.  You will be given an "Edit
Command:" prompt where you can also type [?].  Here you can [S]ave the
message or [A]bort, [R]eplace string searching from the end of your
message or [F]orward replace beginning from the start of your message.
If you use one of the last two commands, simply type in the word,
words, or phrases that you wish to edit, type [RETURN], then the BBS
will prompt you for a "Replace String:" and you should type in the
word, words, or phrase you wish to correct it with.  Experiment with
these commands until you feel comfortable with them, they are very 
powerful.
 
     If you wish to read the new messages in this room since your last
call, simply press [N] and the BBS will display all the new messages
in that room.  If you are not interested in reading the messages in 
this room at the current time, just type [S] to skip the room and the
BBS will keep any messages in that room new for you the next time you
call.
 
     After you read all the new messages in that room and enter any
messages you planned on, type [G] in order to goto the next room with
new messages.  The BBS will automatically find another room with new
messages since your last call, in which case you will want to start
the cycle over starting with [N] to read the new messages.
 
     After you read all of the new messages in the rooms since your 
last call, the BBS will take you back to the Lobby and it will show 
the total number of messages without any new messages (since you've
already read them), now you can [T]erminate your connection or use 
some of the other commands (like [C] to chat with the sysop!)
 
     If you have floors turned on in your configuration (use [X]), 
this will segregate the BBS into modular areas of rooms.  Each floor 
will typically contain rooms related to that floor topic.  This all 
depends on how the sysop sets up the system.  If your floor mode is 
on, you will have to use more than just the [G]oto command to read 
all the new messages or move from room to room.  If you want to goto 
the rooms on the other floors, use [>] or [<] then you can use [G]oto 
again to read messages.  See the helpfile FLOORS for more information.
